FARM CROPS. 



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the potato crop for 1909 was worth half as much as 

 the oat crop, over double that of the tobacco crop, al- 

 most as much as the entire sugar, barley and flaxseed 

 crops taken together, and nearly five times as much 

 as the rice and rye crops combined.* 



The potato is grown in every state and territory in 

 the United States. The following table shows the 

 acreage in some of the principal potato growing states : 



STATE 



Acreage 



Maine 130,000 



New York 438,000 



Pennsylvania 305,000 



Ohio 182,000 



Illinois 164,000 



Michigan 348,000 



Wisconsin 262,000 



Minnesota 160,000 



Iowa 145,000 



Nebraska 105,000 



Average Yield Farm Value 

 Per Acre Per Acre 



Bus. 

 225 



120 



78 



93 



9i 



105 



1 02 



78 



Dec. i, 1909 



$105.75 

 60.00 

 50.70 

 52.08 

 55-51 

 36.75 

 38.76 



40-25 

 48.95 

 46.80 



Soil. Although the potato is grown on all kinds 

 of soils and in widely varying climates, it requires for 



* 1909 Yearbook, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



POTATO-DIGGING SCENE IN MAINE. 



